RESOLUTION No. 36376

Adopt recommendations in the Sunderland Recycling Facility Master Plan 2005 (Resolution)

WHEREAS, since 1997, the Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT), Bureau of Maintenance (BOM) has developed cost effective methods to recycle materials recovered from street maintenance and repair activities. These materials were once considered solid waste for which PDOT paid to dispose of at municipal landfills; and

WHEREAS, BOM processes between 30,000 to 50,000 cubic yards of material annually and uses the recycled material for City projects or sells it to contractor and the public; and

WHEREAS, to accommodate further expansion of this successful program, the City Council authorized the purchase of an 14.2 acre parcel of land in November 2004, per Ordinance No. 1728828 as amended; and

WHEREAS, the Office of Management and Finance recommended, and City Council authorized, that the Transportation Fund finance the new parcel from the sale of street grindings and the additional revenue generated from an expanded recycling program; and

WHEREAS, BOM plans to add such activities as processing of street sweepings and grinding of woody debris and improved retail sales of recycled materials to the public and local contractors; and

WHEREAS, expanding this range and volume of recycled material will reduce the amount of virgin materials purchased by the City, further representing savings to the City; and

WHEREAS, the expansion of Sunderland Recycling Facility will further reduce the amount of materials destined for the landfill and will showcase the City’s efforts towards a more sustainable transportation system.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that City Council adopts the Sunderland Recycling Facility Master Plan 2005 as set forth in Exhibit A; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City directs the staff to implement the Master Plan’s improvements as set forth in Exhibit A.

Adopted by the Council, February 08, 2006

GARY BLACKMER

 AUDITOR OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND

Commissioner Sam Adams  BY /S/ Susan Parsons

Jill Jacobsen:slg    DEPUTY

February 7, 2006

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 163-2006

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 36376